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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Walton Fong, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Thornton, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Walton Fong, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian Thornton, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This application discloses a hard disk drive, a head stack assembly, a head gimbal assembly, each including a slider with a deposited end including at least one means for retaining lubricant that tends to accumulate on the deposited end.